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package org.gatein.api;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

public class SerializationUtils {

    public static <T> T serializeDeserialize(T object) throws Exception {
        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
        out.writeObject(object);

        ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(baos.toByteArray()));

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        T result = (T) in.readObject();

        out.close();
        in.close();

        return result;
    }

}
